Lexi Minetree has been forged as Elle Woods within the ‘Legally Blonde’ prequel collection.
The position of the sorority-girl-turned lawyer was initially performed by Reese Witherspoon within the 2001 movie, and the Hollywood star instructed Lexi on Thursday (13.02.25) that she shall be starring within the title position of the upcoming Amazon collection ‘Elle’.
She mentioned: “Your audition tape was wonderful, and as we talked about we needed to make a very onerous determination the opposite day and we wished to inform you in individual since you simply labored actually onerous.
“We simply wished to inform you that you do not have to audition anymore, since you bought the half. You are Elle Woods”.
Previous to touchdown the coveted position, Lexi had studied theatre on the College of Southern California and appeared within the TV film ‘The Parademic Who Stalked Me’ in addition to an episode of ‘Regulation and Order: Particular Victims Unit’ in 2024.
The starlet burst into tears upon studying the information that she had landed the half within the upcoming collection, and mentioned: “Wait, I need to name my mother!”
Reese spoke to Lexi’s mother Anne, and he or she was in disbelief that ‘The Morning Present’ star was on the cellphone to her.
She mentioned: “Once I noticed her tape, I used to be like ‘Are we the identical individual? That is so bizarre!'”
‘Legally Blonde’ began life as a 2001 novel by Amanda Brown and follows occasion woman Elle as she follows her boyfriend to Harvard Regulation Faculty when he breaks up along with her to attend the celebrated institution, and he or she cracks a homicide trial within the course of.
It was shortly tailored into a movie and have become a sleeper hit for MGM.
Reese reprised the position in 2004 for the sequel ‘Legally Blonde: Pink White, and Blonde’, and direct-to-video film ‘Legally Blondes’ starring former Disney Channel actress Rebecca and Camilla Rosso in 2009.
A musical adaptation opened on Broadway in 2007 with former ‘Depraved’ actress Laura Bell Bundy in the primary position, and when she left, MTV headed up a actuality TV present referred to as ‘The Search For Elle Woods’, the place Bailey Hanks gained the half.
